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European Cities by Wikipedia Descriptions

Can you name the city based off an excerpt from its Wikipedia article?
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WolfCam
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Last updated: June 24, 2019
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First submittedFebruary 15, 2019
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The northernmost and coldest megacity on Earth
Moscow
Was the centre of the "Merseybeat" sound, which became synonymous with the Beatles
Liverpool
Host city of the 1992 Summer Olympics
Barcelona
In 1792 the city became a focal point of the French Revolution and was the birthplace
of France's national anthem
Marseille
It is also where the ______ Conventions were signed, which chiefly concern the treatment of
wartime non-combatants and prisoners of war
Geneva
It became the Free City of Danzig, an independent quasi-state
Gdansk
The setting for the film "The Sound of Music"
Salzburg
The capital city area continued to be shaped by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions
Reykjavik
Remaining the third largest city of the Soviet Union
Kyiv
In 1914, it was the site of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Sarajevo
Between 1945 and 1946, German officials involved in war crimes and crimes against humanity
were brought before an international tribunal
Nuremberg
This article is about the city formerly named Christiania or Kristiania (1624–1924)
Oslo
Known for its natural beauties such as Posillipo, Phlegraean Fields, Nisida, and Vesuvius
Naples
The most populous city in Tuscany
Florence
Athena, the goddess of wisdom, competed against Poseidon, the god of the seas,
for patronage of the yet-unnamed city
Athens
Situated on the Vltava river in the centre of the Bohemian Basin
Prague
The second-largest city in Portugal after Lisbon
Porto
Potsdamer Platz is an entire quarter built from scratch after the Wall came down
Berlin
It is home to the world's main wine fair, Vinexpo
Bordeaux
One of the de facto capitals of the European Union (alongside Brussels and Strasbourg)
Luxembourg
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41 Comments
Malbaby
+11
Level 70
Feb 18, 2019
REMAINING? ......Kiev, the 3rd largest city of the Soviet Union
Jerry928
+14
Level 76
Mar 15, 2019
Yeah that threw me as well. Present tense mixed with a country that no longer exists...
Carry
+25
Level 63
Mar 15, 2019
Here's the full sentense: During World War II, the city again suffered significant damage, but quickly recovered in the post-war years, remaining the third largest city of the Soviet Union.
kalbahamut
+10
Level 79
Mar 15, 2019
makes sense if you understand these are all excerpts from Wikipedia articles. Of course there's going to be other context around it that you don't see. In this case you can easily infer that the city being referenced, at one point in history, was the 3rd largest city in the USSR.
samiamco
+3
Level 68
Mar 27, 2019
This only makes sense if other cities' clues also required the Wiki article's context to make sense and don't work as standalones, but this is the only one I've seen that fits that description. Nor are all clues necessarily direct excerpts either; one of the clues in this very quiz starts with, "This article is about […]". I don't think it would necessarily give too much away if the clue said, "It was ONCE the third largest city in the Soviet Union", yes?
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
Jun 24, 2019
Makes perfect sense
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 92
Mar 15, 2019
One would assume after the utter devastation of the USSR in World War 2....
cornflakesfu
+11
Level 89
May 23, 2019
Don't understand the confusion. Are there people here who somehow think that the Soviet Union does still exist, but doesn't include Ukraine? That seems to be the only situation in which this clue could throw you off.
divantilya
+2
Level 36
Jun 24, 2019
Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union, therefore, so was Kiev. The question was not structured properly, but the answer was (after the fact, for me) obvious. BTW: You didn't accept Reykjavik (and, yes I did spell it correctly)
ander217
+3
Level 74
Jun 25, 2019
I would probably have done better on this one if I hadn't somehow changed Soviet Union to Russia in my mind, then wasted a lot of time trying to spell cities that had no chance of being the answer.
sillie
+7
Level 75
Mar 15, 2019
I tried to think of a city named after Poseidon.
Junji3000
+1
Level 53
Oct 20, 2023
This needs a yellow box
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 72
Apr 11, 2025
There's a village named Ποσειδωνία (Posidonia) on the island of Syros!
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
Mar 15, 2019
Got everything except for the wine city but I should have gotten that one, too. I like how Danzig is accepted as a type-in for the clue about Danzig.
mf3
+1
Level 90
Mar 15, 2019
That's true even in your comment about Gdansk!
Quizmaster
+12
Level ∞
Mar 15, 2019
The perils of automatic type-ins. Danzig will no longer be accepted.
TheLastFish
+3
Level 71
Mar 15, 2019
Why? It is a valid answer and Athens appears te be at least as obvious?
Ghostbuster
+5
Level 93
Mar 15, 2019
Description says "Answer must correspond to the yellow box", yet there's no yellow box.
nickfarmer
+3
Level 51
Mar 15, 2019
yeah that should be fixed
nickfarmer
+1
Level 51
Mar 15, 2019
not saying there should be a yellow box but fix the clue please
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 92
Mar 15, 2019
Don't block the box.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Mar 16, 2019
Fixed
Sly67
+18
Level 76
Mar 19, 2019
Marseille is absolutely NOT the birthplace of the French National Anthem. Is was actually composed in Strasbourg by Rouget de Lisle and was called at the time the "war song of the Rhine Army". It is only a couple of years later that the soldiers of Marseille heard that song, and sang it while marching to Paris, thus the national anthem being called la Marseillaise.
Ruby89
+1
Level 55
Jun 26, 2019
That's actually true: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Marseillaise.

Get the point WolfCam wanted to make though...

dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 72
Apr 11, 2025
Yes! Came here to say that! If that's on Wikipedia, Wikipedia is wrong!
Ryan6
+3
Level 48
Jun 24, 2019
Needs more time
EcceHomo
+2
Level 85
Aug 25, 2020
Great idea, nice quiz. If there are mistakes in the clues, blame Wiki - I like it.
Remster
+2
Level 81
Nov 26, 2021
Good quiz. The description should read "based on an excerpt from its Wikipedia article".
Froststar101
+2
Level 73
Nov 26, 2021
I got to the 19th question and started thinking to myself that this quiz seemed a bit Euro-centric before remembering the title.
jennraven
+3
Level 67
Nov 27, 2021
Missed Marseille because I spelled it Marsaille. I blame Versailles.
DelaBriQue
+1
Level 66
Aug 7, 2023
It is correct that "ai" and "ei" sound the same in French (for example : baleine (whale) and laine (wool) have the same pronunciation). But it is not the case for "aille" and "eille". "aille" sounds like "eye" and "eille" sounds quite like "hey" (but without the "h").

Therefore Versailles and Marseille don't rhyme.

Why? I have no idea, I figured it out while reading your comment.

I know, our language is not easy, but well, English has also some weird facts regarding pronunciation ;)

JonOfKent
+2
Level 61
Dec 21, 2021
Always interested and baffled by how many people know how many things. More people know the hundred-year-old name of Oslo than one of the EU's capitals. Remarkable (and, for some reason, quite pleasing).
TurkeyCookTime
+2
Level 85
Apr 20, 2023
I got it accidentally by guessing it for the earthquake/volcano question.
ShievaAndGolly
+2
Level 60
Jan 5, 2023
Liverpool? That doesn't sound very pleasant.
timshorts
+1
Level 61
Apr 11, 2025
You are correct. It isn't. Particularly the red half.
Velourian
+3
Level 72
Aug 17, 2023
Marseille is not the birthplace of La Marseillaise. It was written in Strasbourg and was only nicknamed La Marseillaise by Parisian soldiers who first heard it being sung by soldiers from Marseille. Please change.
minnakronberg
+3
Level 66
Sep 23, 2024
A large section of Copenhagen is also called Christiana, so I couldn't figure out why that didn't work.
Ptcairn
+1
Level 68
Apr 11, 2025
I thought of the micronation (Freetown Christiania) and was so confused why Copenhagen wasn't the answer.
Remster
+1
Level 81
Apr 11, 2025
*based on
Minecraftyoshi2
+1
Level 57
Apr 14, 2025
Cool
LuckyCat
+1
Level 72
Apr 15, 2025
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